An Intro to our weekly AMAZING Life Manifesto videos

Amazing Life Manifesto  //  5th September 2012

As we prepared for the launch of our new site, we took some time to think hard about what it is that we do and why we do it. The overarching theme that we came back to over and over again was “to live an amazing life” and help others live their own amazing life! We have been blessed in so many ways to seek out our passions and live out our dreams everyday. Life is not always easy, but if we go back to the basics and concentrate on the positives in our life… it is pretty darn amazing!

We are firm believers that everyone can live their own amazing lives! It is our goal to help people realize what makes their own lives amazing! We want to encourage people to seek out their dreams and the positives that surround them everyday!

Every week we will be sharing a video with you. The video will focus on a specific piece of our Amazing Life Manifesto. We hope that it will serve as a reminder to everyone to live your own amazing life daily!

We decided to start off our Manifesto Videos by highlighting “Dream BIG Dreams and Make Them Happen” because this is exactly what we are doing right now. The launch of this new site is exactly that: a BIG dream! Our dream is to create a platform where we can inspire the world to celebrate the positives in life and live the amazing life that people dream of.

So often people ask us how we got started doing what we do. We hear comments like, “gosh, I wish I could make food like Ryan makes” or “I wish I could start my own business and do what I enjoy everyday.” And the reality is that everyone CAN! Honestly, we are firm believers that anyone can DREAM BIG DREAMS AND MAKE THEM HAPPEN. We promise you… it is not luck and it does not just happen overnight. But, if you take the time to dream and you pour your heart and soul into something… saying prayers along the way… God will take care of you!

Everyone has dreams. Deep down, there is something in your mind that you “wish” you could do. Whatever that dream is, we hope that you will take time this week to write it down. Say it out loud. Tell a friend and ask them to hold you accountable. Take the time this week to dream. Turn the TV off, go to a coffee shop or sit under the stars and literally let your mind wander. Wherever it takes you, please write it down and take a step to make it happen! One step at a time… you will get to that dream. Sometimes the end result is not exactly how you pictured it originally… but that is God working his magic and one day it will all make sense! ;) In the meantime… enjoy the ride!

Cheers to Dreaming BIG Dreams and Making them happen!

Lindsley and Jeff’s Paris Love Story

Love, Stories Documented  //  5th September 2012

When Gabrielle said in Midnight in Paris that “Paris is the most beautiful in the rain” she knew what she was talking about!  ;)  There is something pretty magical about curling up under a small umbrella and walking along the tree-lined pathway with the view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance.  Dodging puddles as you look around and realize that suddenly you are the only people in the park that just minutes before hundreds of people gathered!

As the dark clouds rolled in, we wished them away.  We wanted the day to be “picture perfect” for Lindsley and Jeff.  However, it wasn’t until the storm came through that we got to experience the most beautiful side of Paris!

We had the AMAZING opportunity to join Lindsley and Jeff for a day in Paris as they explored the beautiful city on an anniversary trip to France.  We wandered through the Rue de Grenelle Market where Lindsley found the cutest vintage bracelet for a steal of a price; we took in the sites of the iconic Eiffel Tower (most beautiful in the rain) and the grandiose Notre Dame Cathedral; we enjoyed some wine at a neighborhood café in the Latin Quarter; and we ended the day by placing a love lock on the love bridge to celebrate this special occasion.

Lindsley and Jeff (as you may remember from their beautiful Baltimore wedding in April of 2011) are incredible!  We love them!  ;)  And having the opportunity to explore Paris with them and capture this incredible anniversary trip was like a dream come true!  It was so much fun to explore the city together… but even more so, it was so much fun to see Lindsley and Jeff soaking in this amazing life while soaking in each other!  Celebrating the first year of marriage and looking forward to many more to come… Lindsley and Jeff took it all in and we are so excited we were there to capture it!

Enjoy this romantic day in Paris with Lindsley and Jeff.

-Liz